State Ex Rel. Casey v. Wood

Berry, Judge:

This is an original prohibition proceeding instituted in this Court on November 14, 1972 by Patrick Casey, Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, to prohibit George W. Wood, Judge of the Intermediate Court of Kanawha County, from restraining petitioner from having two witnesses, for which subpoenas had been issued, testify before a special grand jury of the Intermediate Court of Kanawha County. A rule was granted by this Court returnable November 21, 1972. The proceeding was heard on the return day upon arguments and briefs for the respective parties.

This matter arose as a…